Question

A radioactive nucleus \[\ce{^A_ZX}\] undergoes spontaneous decay in the sequence \[\ce{^A_ZX -> _{Z-1 }B -> _{Z-3}C -> _{Z-2}D }\] where Z is the atomic number of element X. The possible decay particles in the sequence are ______.

Options

• β⁺, α, β⁻  

• β⁻, α, β⁺ 

• α, β⁻, β⁺ 

• α, β⁺, β⁻ 

Answer 1

A radioactive nucleus \[\ce{^A_ZX}\] undergoes spontaneous decay in the sequence \[\ce{^A_ZX -> _{Z-1 }B -> _{Z-3}C -> _{Z-2}D }\] where Z is the atomic number of element X. The possible decay particles in the sequence are β⁺, α, β⁻